Byrd, Mary Alice - age 69 of Knoxville, passed away at U T Medical Center in Knoxville on Wednesday, December 4th, 2013. Mary will be deeply missed by daughter Becky Eckel. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Lucy and William Ward. A memorial service will be held in Nehemiah Baptist Church, 5713 Washington Pike, Knoxville, TN on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Trinity Funeral Home, LLC of Maynardville has the honor to serve and celebrate the life of Mary Alice Byrd.